Flora of North America species comparison

proximally piloso-hirsute (hairs 2–8+ mm), sometimes glabrate, distally glabrous or piloso-hirsute (hairs 2–5+ mm).

proximally piloso-hirsute (hairs 1–3+ mm), distally stellate-pubescent and stipitate-glandular.

basal 0(–3+), cauline 6–12+;

blades spatulate to oblanceolate, 25–80(–100+) × 8–15(–25+) mm, lengths 3–5 times widths, bases ± cuneate, margins usually entire, rarely denticulate, apices obtuse to acute, abaxial faces piloso-hirsute (hairs 2–5+ mm), adaxial usually piloso-hirsute at margins (hairs 2–5+ mm), rarely glabrous.

basal 3–6, cauline (0–)2–3+;

blades (often purple-mottled) ± elliptic, 50–110 × 25–45 mm, lengths 1.5–3 times widths, bases rounded to truncate, margins ± dentate, apices ± obtuse (apiculate), abaxial faces piloso-hirsute (hairs 1–3+ mm), adaxial scabrous to piloso-hirsute (hairs 0.5–3 mm).

usually stellate-pubescent, sometimes piloso-hirsute and/or stipitate-glandular as well, rarely glabrous.

densely stellate-pubescent and stipitate-glandular.

campanulate, 7–10 mm.

campanulate to obconic, 8–9 mm.

12–24+;

corollas yellow, 7–12 mm.

30–50+;

corollas yellow, 12–13(–16) mm.

12–15+, apices ± rounded, abaxial faces piloso-hirsute and stellate-pubescent.

18–21+, apices ± acuminate, abaxial faces stellate-pubescent and stipitate-glandular.

bractlets 9–13+.

bractlets 8–13+.

(3–)6–12+ in corymbiform arrays.

5–8+ in corymbiform arrays.

columnar, ca. 3.5 mm;

pappi of 32–40+, white or stramineous bristles in ± 2 series, 5–6 mm.

columnar, 2.5–3 mm;

pappi of 30–40+, stramineous bristles in ± 2 series, 4–5 mm.